Answer to Question #37466 in Organic Chemistry for sandeep

2013-12-04T06:00:26-0500

Question #37466

can 6 atom of carbon form a molecule of carbon

Expert's answer

2013-12-16T11:09:08-0500

The smallest stable carbon molecule is the smallest fullerene C60. The particles with lower number of carbon atoms are very unstable due to the high angular strain and/or unsaturated valences on carbon atoms and therefore can exists for only fractions of a second.